US SB386 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-09 - S.Amdt.906 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-09 - S.Amdt.906 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Increases the per-country cap on family-based immigrant visas from 7% of the total number of such visas available that year to 15%, and eliminates the 7% cap for employment-based immigrant visas. It also removes an offset that reduced the number of visas for individuals from China. The bill also establishes transition rules for employment-based visas from FY2020-FY2022, by reserving a percentage of EB-2 (workers with advanced degrees or exceptional ability) and EB-3 (skilled and other workers) visas for individuals not from the two countries with the largest number of recipients of such visas. Of the unreserved visas, not more than 85% shall be allotted to immigrants from any single country.
Title
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Mike Lee [R-UT] | Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] |
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO] | Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] |
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] |
Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] | Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL] | Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID] |
Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Mike Braun [R-IN] | Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. James Risch [R-ID] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA] |
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] | Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] |
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-09 | Senate | S.Amdt.906 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
2019-02-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1044 (Related) 2020-12-03 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
SB328 (Related) 2019-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB2603 (Related) 2019-10-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5843-5845)
HB5327 (Related) 2020-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
SB328 (Related) 2019-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
SB2603 (Related) 2019-10-16 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5843-5845)
HB5327 (Related) 2020-01-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/386/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s386/BILLS-116s386is.pdf |